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  • Wordcrime

    Solving Crime Through Forensic Linguistics

    Tell kids not to worry. sorting my life out. be in touch to get some things.Instead of being a simple sms message, this text turned out to be crucial and chilling evidence in convicting the deceptive killer of a mother of two. Sent from her phone, after her death, tell tale signs announce themselves to a forensic linguist. Rarely is a crime committed without there being some evidence in the form ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Forensic Linguistics

    Now in its third edition, this practical introduction to forensic linguistics is required reading for students of language and the law. It includes:new chapters on identifying forensic texts and important interactional aspects of the language used in legal contextsan additional chapter on forensic phonetics by Harry Hollien, a world renowned forensic phoneticianan appendix of forensic texts for ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Forensic Linguistics

    An Introduction to Language, Crime and the Law

    Now in its fourth edition, this practical introduction to forensic linguistics combines critical theoretical discussion with workplace application. This updated version reflects digital developments in areas such a forensic phonetics, artificial intelligence, and cybercrime, and includes more recent case studies and texts. Student exercises also reflect topics of current, global interest.This new ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

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    Solving Crime With Linguistics

    Murders, cover-ups, infidelities, financial and political skulduggery: Dr. John Olsson has seen it all in his decades as one of the world's top forensic linguists specialising in authorship.Working on cases that range from accusations of genocide to domestic disputes gone bad to allegations of university plagiarism, Olsson turns the same tools to the task – the power, depth and precision of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Series series Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
    The fully revised edition of this 'classic' helps teachers give their learners the tools they need to express themselves through a range of stimulating drama contexts. This completely revised edition of the classic title Drama Techniques provides: *150 ideas for interesting and productive fluency practice *a large selection of drama-based techniques which focus learners' attention on communicative ... Read more

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  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language

    For the many categories of EFL teachers throughout the world, this book examines the main principles which concern them. By drawing upon their experience the authors have indicated a modern and practical approach. ... Read more

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  • Just A Phrase I'm Going Through

    My Life in Language

    by David Crystal ...
    Kidnapping, attempted assassination, espionage … not the answers you’d expect to the question ‘what happens when you become a linguist?’But now, reflecting on a long and hugely successful career at the forefront of the field of English Language and Linguistics, David Crystal answers this question and offers us a special look behind the scenes at the adventures, rewards, challenges and pitfalls of ... Read more

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  • Metaphor

    Series series Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
    'Metaphor', a form of figurative language in which one thing or idea is expressed in terms of another, is becoming an increasingly popular area of study, as it is relevant to the work of semanticists, pragmatists, discourse analysts and also those working at the interface of language and literature and in other disciplines such as philosophy and psychology. This book provides a summary, critique ... Read more

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  • Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning

    Exploring theory and practice for post-16 English Language teachers

    Series series National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE)
    Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning introduces teachers to some basic ideas from the increasingly popular field of cognitive linguistics as a way of explaining and teaching key grammatical concepts. Particularly suitable for those teaching post-16 English Language, this book offers a methodology for teaching key aspects of linguistic form and an extensive set of learning activities. Written by ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Lessons from Nothing

    Activities for Language Teaching with Limited Time and Resources

    Series series Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers
    Lessons from Nothing is an invaluable resource for busy teachers everywhere who are looking for easy-to-use activities that do not require extensive facilities or preparation. It is a practical source of around 70 language teaching activities that encourage interaction and co-operation in the classroom. Special features: * activities for immediate use * activities for all ages and levels * clear ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge Handbook of Stylistics

    Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
    Stylistics has become the most common name for a discipline which at various times has been termed 'literary linguistics', 'rhetoric', 'poetics', 'literary philology' and 'close textual reading'. This Handbook is the definitive account of the field, drawing on linguistics and related subject areas such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, educational pedagogy, computational methods, literary ... Read more

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  • Narrative

    A Critical Linguistic Introduction

    This classic text has been substantially rewritten. Narrative explores a range of written, spoken, literary and non-literary narratives. It shows what systematic attention to language can reveal about the narratives themselves, their tellers, and those to whom they are addressed.New material includes sections on gendered narrative, film narrative and a discussion of ways in which the internet and ... Read more

    $171.99 USD